A few things this week
Thursday: Fundraiser for Dick Mountjoy of WINA. If you can, come. Monday: A hearing regarding the future direction of CTS bus service. I vote for them not stopping at two locations on Emmet Street South during rush hour. Tuesday and Thursday: Mountaintop Protection, Phasing and…
Thursday Links 07-20-2006
Platitude-free punditry about rail Changes in the Housing Market are reshaping cities. Where are the bike routes in the Charlottesville? D.C.'s affordability rule gets shot down. The rule would require developers to make up to 10 percent of their units affordable to households with incomes…
Friday Links – 07-14-2006
As the week winds down for most (I am gearing up to continue showing throughout the weekend), these are a few stories worth reading, each of which relates in some way to the CharlAlbemarle region's real estate market. Ardell at RCG has two outstanding posts…
Geocoding public notices
A recent discussion at realcrozetva got me thinking - how difficult (read: how much would it cost?) would it be to geocode public zoning notices? A common question asked of me is - what's going to happen to that field/woods/old house? My first and standard…
Local Government and real estate
Those who attend public hearings and forums such as Boards of Supervisors and City Council meetings and who are able to maintain their attention span should be commended. So much that impacts our quality of life, and thereby the real estate market happens in these…
Crozet’s growth pattern
Will Albemarle County listen to the people who signed a petition asking for a population cap? Lots of questions to be answered at Wednesday's County hearing at 11:00. I am dying to see Old Trail's promised affordable housing: “We do embrace affordability,” Beights said. He…
Eminent domain restricted?
Executive Order: Protecting the Property Rights of the American PeopleSection 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to protect the rights of Americans to their private property, including by limiting the taking of private property by the Federal Government to situations in…
Property taxes, traffic and straw
What will localities do if/when property values level off and they will be forced to either 1) live within their means or 2) raise property tax rates or 3) find another source of revenue (tax)? Green trends continue their upward trend: Reasons for building green…
A thought on the Blogger’s Summit
Not real estate-related. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership is a moderately respected institution. They have put together a pretty impressive lineup of speakers. They are holding it at one of the premier facilities in the Commonwealth. They are…
Weekend links
“An Officer does not parade about with a pink umbrella.” Whenever the government operates a facility in a way that negativelly (sic) affects the property interests of nearby owners, the question arises whether it has effected a taking. And sometimes you need a bit of…